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I just switched from ATT to Tmobile. Currently I have the OnePlus 5 but I am looking for a phone for my wife. I bought her the Samsung S8 as a surprised for her but she does not like the shape of it. It is too skiny compared to her Note 5. The Note 8 would be the perfect phone for her but I am not spending $1,000 on a phone for her to go on facebook and read the new. I am looking at the LG G6, the unlock US997 model from bhphoto. Right now the have it for $450 unlocked. Since witched from ATT, Tmobile has been great except my house which has very poor reception. I know the tmobile version of the G6 supports wifi calling but does the unlock US997 support it? I tried to research it but I didn't get an answer. The closest was, the Unlock version is the same with some restricted service.
So does anyone have the LG G6 US997 on the tmobile network and does it support wifi calling?
Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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gcd23 said:
Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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wondering if you have an update on this? am interested in the unlocked variant of this phone but need the wifi calling. Have you received your unlocked G6? can you confirm that the wifi calling works? Thanks!
Does B&H sell US997 support unlock the bootloader，Can you check it for me
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gcd23 said:
Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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Does B&H sell US997 support unlock the bootloader，Can you check it for me
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gcd23 said:
Recently reordered the G6 from BandH for $450 and I'm happy to inform you that both VoLTE and VoWifi do work on T-Mobile. I'm receiving my unit on Friday so I'll check on Visual Voicemail but I do recall having VoLTE and VoWifi working out of the box.
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US997 absolutely does NOT have Wi-Fi calling - Volte yes, but I guess (if you ever received phone) you have by now figured out that point. Lucky you, B&H will take it back with first 4 weeks...
I did have wifi calling enabled as well as VoLTE on my unlocked G6. I'm not sure why you don't have that option but I did.
Wifi Texting?
I have the US997 unlocked model (not us cellular) on T-Mobile. Wifi Calling works no problem.
However, using the LG messages app, it won't let me text unless I have service. Anyone else run have that issue?
I installed Google Messages, which does let me text via Wifi. I'd rather stick with LG messages as it has a dark theme, which I like better.
I have the same phone using on T-Mobile but I don't have WiFi calling
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I have the US997 unlocked model (not us cellular) on T-Mobile. Wifi Calling works no problem.
However, using the LG messages app, it won't let me text unless I have service. Anyone else run have that issue?
I installed Google Messages, which does let me text via Wifi. I'd rather stick with LG messages as it has a dark theme, which I like better.
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I have the same phone from sprint got it unlocked to use on T-Mobile but don't have Wi-Fi calling or even good service or data also can you help?
I have the US997 sold by B&H. Wi-fi calling works on T-Mobile.
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I have the same phone from sprint got it unlocked to use on T-Mobile but don't have Wi-Fi calling or even good service or data also can you help?
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I got mine from B&H. It may be because yours is "Sprint", the software (ROM) is slightly different. I don't have any idea what you would have to do to get wifi calling working. At this point you can't unlock the bootloader to flash a different rom, so your only option would be checking with T-Mobile to see if it is provisioned properly.
On a side note, I may have to try a different SMS app, as Google Messages way over compresses picture messages to they point they are garbage.
A couple of quick tests (using hangouts / google voice number), Signal will receive sms via wifi, but will not send. Textra will both receive and send via wifi. Picture quality for MMS is fine using either Signal or Textra.
Just as the title says, has anyone successfully used an unlocked, Verizon branded LG G6 (VS988) with a third party sim (for data and making phone calls? Which country are you in, which sim cards are you using, any attempts abroad/traveling, etc?
Bought a mint unlocked Verizon LG G6, confirmed it was unlocked by two Verizon reps over the phone, and one in-person Verizon rep in my city. With the in-person rep (as well as on my own of course), we could not get my T-mobile, Three (a UK sim), and Project Fi to work with the phone, for data/phone/SMS.
Not surprisingly, when he inserted a Verizon Sim, of course it worked. The rep genuinely tried his best to help, but in the end was like "sorry, ¯_(ツ)_/¯ " and said it was probably an unresolveable network problem, and yes, that the phone was definitely unlocked (checked his database).
Before I came to his shop, though, I spent a couple hours at home tinkering with ALL the phone settings (set up a verified APN, toggle global/LTE-GSM-CDMA options, set data roaming ON), and the best I could get was the G6 successfully connecting to T-Mobile for all of 30 seconds (I could surf the web, but NO phone calls), then losing all bars of connection and cutting out entirely. Toggling airplane mode allows you to connect for at most 30 seconds at a time, also, weirdly enough.
What gives? I confirmed the sim cards worked on my other unlocked devices (LG G5, 1+5, Xiaomi Redmi), and I really want to use this G6 here (USA), but more especially, while I am traveling abroad and looking to use whatever country's local sim cards.
Lastly, do you think rooting this phone and installing a custom ROM would help the issue? I prefer not to return this phone because I got a decent deal on it (through ebay's 20% off) and everything else about it is awesome.
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While not strictly the same, I have Verizon LG V20 VS995 with a similar problem with my EE sim which will not register properly and when it does it is only 3G instead of 4G/LTE but keeps dropping off. Where I differ from you is that I can use an O2 sim and get both calls and 4G/LTE data with it. I live in UK. Hope this might help.
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My G6 is the unlocked us997, but the wifes is the Verizon Unlocked G6. UNFORTUNATELY I have yet to get her MMS messages working on it for her but everything else works perfectly fine, on TracFone sim (on AT&T network), ... And FYI, only the bootloader unlocked LG G6 can be rooted, all the carrier version, whether they're network locked or unlocked, they're most definitely bootloader locked, thus no root :<P
I got the same phone as you...I live in the Dominican Republic using a Claro chip...Bought the phone from ebay unlocked. So there is something you must talk with verizon so they unlock it. On the other hand we cant root our phones only the europe and US version can be rooted.
Have you checked if this phone has a region locked on it? And if it's removed by placing that 5 minutes-long phone call?
Also, once the SIM (non-Verizon SIM) did you check the APN settings if they are the correct one for your carrier?
I have a similar problem
I bought an unlocked Verizon G6 vs988 on ebay (the listing actually said US997).
I managed to get it to work for phone calls and sms but could not set the data.
I manually set the APN but it would not stay "chosen".
I got all the settings but when I chose it and closed the screen it got unchosen (unchecked) and I did not get a data connection.
is there any custom rom for this model?
would a firmware for the us997 work on this model?
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physics.dor said:
I bought an unlocked Verizon G6 vs988 on ebay (the listing actually said US997).
I managed to get it to work for phone calls and sms but could not set the data.
I manually set the APN but it would not stay "chosen".
I got all the settings but when I chose it and closed the screen it got unchosen (unchecked) and I did not get a data connection.
is there any custom rom for this model?
would a firmware for the us997 work on this model?
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If you are in U.S. it should work fine with AT&T and T-mobile, as long as correct APN has been entered. once you enter the new APN, you must select the 3dots, on top right and save, once the new SIM inserted, just go back to APN and select the correct APN.
If you are outside U.S, the LG G6 Verizon unlocked does not have B1 (2100) which is required by most GSM carriers out side US, so you can get 3G or in most cases 2G (E) network only. LG G6 AT&T unlocked works fine outside US, but it does not have CDMA technology and can't be use with Verizon or Sprint. hope that helps
Hi , I have a similar problem. I bought vs988 verizon version and popped in a MINT sim. I had issues setting it up but eventually got it work via the pull down menu in the 'settings' at the top that said 'mobile data off - turn on?' - now this has vanished- can I get this back ?
The mobile data button in the notification tab and the actualy mobile button in the mobile data section in 'settings' do not work (and never have) - they always ask me to contact verizon.
So what do i do ? I have no mobile data now. And it's a pain.
My issue is partially solved in that when I 'reset network settings' and then re-add my APN (for mint) it automatically turns on mobile data. Using the other 'mobile data' buttons (as I mention below do not work).
And now that mobile data is on - I use airplane mode to turn it off, and turn on wifi (because i have google voice I still get voice calls). Anyway this works if you have a similar problem.
I am wondering if this issue would exist if I used a Verizon MVNO (instead of Mint/t-mobile) ?
(so by it being offically "unlocked" actually is not really true - when i first bought the phone I messaged LG and they suggested i needed to send it into them so it could be re-flashed. They would charge me for it and I would lose my phone for about 2 weeks - which is a pain, and not worth the expense)
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Hi , I have a similar problem. I bought vs988 verizon version and popped in a MINT sim. I had issues setting it up but eventually got it work via the pull down menu in the 'settings' at the top that said 'mobile data off - turn on?' - now this has vanished- can I get this back ?
The mobile data button in the notification tab and the actualy mobile button in the mobile data section in 'settings' do not work (and never have) - they always ask me to contact verizon.
So what do i do ? I have no mobile data now. And it's a pain.
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I have the verizon version of lg g6 and it works perfectly fine in Nigeria with all nigerian sims:mtn,airtel,glo,9mobile and even works on 4g let but I set the network mode to global and I receive calls and sms promptly
I have purchased a new LG G6 for use on Australia's Telstra network. Unfortunately, the phone I received does not support VOLTE (No VOLTE switch in call window and in hidden menu select IMS and receive "not supported message"). Retailer is`unwilling to refund. Software version is H870DS20m-AME-XX. Is it possible to flash with different software to give VOLTE funtionality on Telstra network. Require this function for work related reasons, so if no VOLTE - No good.
New? This phone is over 2 years old now.
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New? This phone is over 2 years old now.
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Hi, I am not sure if this question is valid or not but i have bough a used LG V20 F800L model a few days back. This phone i am using outside Korea so tried my Airtel sim. Phone accepts the sim (i guess not locked) but only shows 2G/3G not LTE. I even roam like drive-test to see if at any point it caches LTE signal but not. Airtel CC confirmed that they can see in their system that the phone and sim is 4G. i tried going to hidden feature but didn't find any option such as fieldtest to force it to LTE. I dont know if the phone is LG U+ locked or something else but want any help possible to push it to LTE.
Also i notice that this phone takes lot of time to connect to network even on 2G/3G, searches for long time when reboot or insert sim again.
Help me if possible
I posted this ? on reddit as well; however, this device is on its last legs so there's not much interest for it. I've gotten some good answers here and there on this website, but a dedicated thread to gather all the good info might be more helpful.
I still use my AT&T H910 as I don't really do much gaming on it. Calling, texting, and YouTube is what I mostly utilize it for. I just heard about the whole VoLTE requirement on specific devices after 2022 for AT&T, and 2021 for T-Mobile.
I spoke to AT&T, and they re-assured that the H910 was going to be one of the devices supported after 2022; however, I've been thinking about changing to T-Mobile (my family has a great plan with them, and I always switch back and forth between carriers based on who gives me the best deal) but I can't seem to get a straight answer from T-Mobile about whether my unlocked H910 will work with them after 2021; some didn't even know about the 2021 specifics of it.
I know AT&T will have to allow devices to be used on their network after 2022 even if they're VoLTE capable already. By the looks of it, T-Mobile won't go to that extreme; however, does anyone know exactly how VoLTE works? Specially in regards to using the AT&T H910 model on T-Mobile? Does my H910 has the required Bands to utilize VoLTE on T-Mobile? Or is it one of those things like "Wi-Fi Calling" where T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling only works with the LG V20 model from T-Mobile, and AT&T Wi-Fi calling only works with the LG V20 model from AT&T?
You need band 12 support which H910 has. Also a rom with IMS services working so no AOSP roms.
Volte works by using IMS processes in the rom to route phone calls over IP. No volte = no phone calls. But the device will still "work".
In theory the ATT software will work, unlock it and borrow someone else's sim. In theory a partial cross flash (just system, no modem/aboot/etc) could work if it doesn't.
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You need band 12 support which H910 has. Also a rom with IMS services working so no AOSP roms.
In theory the ATT software will work, unlock it and borrow someone else's sim.
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I was recommended to use an app called Network Mode Universal on reddit for VoLTE testing purposes, and after inserting a T-Mobile SIM card that I borrowed on my unlocked H910 and using the application, the Voice Network Type tab says "LTE". Which is supposed to be a sign that VoLTE might be working on the H910 using a T-Mobile SIM, but that's all I know; just what people tell me.
Update:
The person who recommended that Network Mode Universal app forgot to mention that you have to actually make a call to know whether the phone supports VoLTE with the SIM card in use. When actually making a call, the Voice Network Type tab changes from "LTE" to "UMTS". Which means the H910 is not VoLTE capable on T-Mobile.
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Could also be how his sim is set up. Volte has to be enabled there and in the phone. My suggestion would be to force LTE only on the device as well. Does it use VOLTE on his phone?
Also look at IMS registration in the phone and see if it's registered.
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Could also be how his sim is set up. Volte has to be enabled there and in the phone. My suggestion would be to force LTE only on the device as well. Does it use VOLTE on his phone?
Also look at IMS registration in the phone and see if it's registered.
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The person I borrowed the T-Mobile SIM from uses an iPhone on iOS 13. According to him, the option for turning on/off VoLTE from the settings is gone. He used to be able to turn it on and off at will; not anymore after iOS 13. It should be enabled by default on an iPhone though, I don't see why it would be off. It's almost a necessity on an iPhone I would think.
The LG V20 seems to be more limited in that sense, as on my previous Samsung phone I could enable 2G, 4G, LTE, etc, individually to force only one. I don't see any of those settings on my H910. I don't see any IMS info either.
Either way, I doubt T-Mobile would bother servicing my AT&T branded H910 phone in case IMS needed to be registered; in the case that it wasn't already. I've had really bad luck in the past dealing with T-Mobile on phones that are not T-Mobile branded.
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IMS has a phone component and a sim component.
you can check status in the service menu of IMS on the H910. Hope it works on my Tmo phone, getting my sim upgraded
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IMS has a phone component and a sim component.
Hope it works on my Tmo phone, getting my sim upgraded
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It should work if it's a T-Mobile phone. The H918 is 40% more expensive, so it would be great if the H910 worked with T-Mobile; however, it's not looking good.
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Eh, kinda. I'm having trouble too. My IMS services aren't connecting. Going to try a few different roms. I'm through an MVNO so still trying to get them to understand ISIM vs USIM.
see: https://www.quora.com/Are-4G-SIM-cards-of-two-types-VoLTE-and-LTE?share=1
https://www.slideshare.net/ikwe22/understanding-telecom-sim-and-usim-isim-for-lte
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Eh, kinda. I'm having trouble too. My IMS services aren't connecting. Going to try a few different roms. I'm through an MVNO so still trying to get them to understand ISIM vs USIM.
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Gotcha, I hope it works. I was mentioning to @C D which has helped me understand a lot about VoLTE, that I'm starting to give in to the system of using whatever carrier my phone supports, as long as I can keep using my H910. The removable battery & IR blaster era has come to an end, and I don't think I need another phone right now other than the V20. I might even consider going back to the AT&T MVNO I was using before.
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Latest result: oreo works but not nougat.
IMS never registers. Maybe I can fix it. At least now OK sim-wise. Unfortunately doing the sim swap broke tethering.
Hi guys, I am sorry for reviving the old thread.
I too owned H990DS Sea version on latest nougat. It has volte option but just couldn't switch on.
Please take a look at this thread on LG G8
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ther-qualcomm-powered-lg-devices-too.4343655/
I tried on my H990DS using the above thread's method and it didn't work. I was informed that the mbn files are for LG G8. We need mbn files that are specific for LG V20. I have searched up and down and I couldn't find any.
So I hope that I have provided some insights and I hope any member/master/guru out there can help where to find the mbn file (collection of all international carriers mbn) and make volte works for H990DS.